French idioms for Brexit (1): we’re pedalling in the semolina

I wish this EU Referendum wasn’t happening.  Here’s what I think we’re doing:

….and don’t let’s put our fingers into our eyes:

….we’ll have to pay for the broken pots, in all sorts of ways, if we leave the EU.

The above cartoons come from the book “101 French Idioms” by Jean-Marie Cassagne, which gives us a light-hearted insight into French idioms and brings them alive.  I hope we won’t “avoir le cafard” (have the cockroach – be down in the dumps) on Friday when the result comes out!